As genealogists, we love maps! They
are such helpful tools for our research and sometimes just fun to look at!
The OldMapsOnline Portal is an easy-to-use gateway to historical maps in
libraries around the world.
It allows the user to search for online digital historical maps across
numerous different collections via a geographical search. Search by typing a
place-name or by clicking in the map window, and narrow by date. The search
results provide a direct link to the map image on the website of the host
institution.
Basically you can move the “base map” around to select “where” in the
world you are interested in. You can
zoom in as needed and also select a time period range. On the right, you will then see the search
results and you can click on any map to learn more about it (e.g. it’s source)
and then you can click on “view this map” to go to it directly. I found a lot of maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection listed which
is an excellent resource for maps!
About.com has a nice article about this site.
About.com has a nice article about this site.
Any particular maps really catch your
attention?
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